Psalm 106–107

Psalm 106

106:1,47–48pp—1Ch 16:34–36

¹Praise the Lord.^ao

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;^p

his love endures forever.^q

²Who can proclaim the mighty acts^r of the Lord

or fully declare his praise?

³Blessed are those who act justly,^s

who always do what is right.^t

⁴Remember me,^u Lord, when you show favor^v to your people,

come to my aid^w when you save them,

⁵that I may enjoy the prosperity^x of your chosen ones,^y

that I may share in the joy^z of your nation

and join your inheritance^a in giving praise.

⁶We have sinned,^b even as our ancestors^c did;

we have done wrong and acted wickedly.^d

⁷When our ancestors were in Egypt,

they gave no thought^e to your miracles;

they did not remember^f your many kindnesses,

and they rebelled by the sea,^g the Red Sea.^b

⁸Yet he saved them^h for his name’s sake,ⁱ

to make his mighty power^j known.

⁹He rebuked^k the Red Sea, and it dried up;^l

he led them through^m the depths as through a desert.

¹⁰He saved themⁿ from the hand of the foe;^o

from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.^p

¹¹The waters covered^q their adversaries;

not one of them survived.

¹²Then they believed his promises

and sang his praise.^r

¹³But they soon forgot^s what he had done

and did not wait for his plan to unfold.^t

¹⁴In the desert^u they gave in to their craving;

in the wilderness^v they put God to the test.^w

¹⁵So he gave them^x what they asked for,

but sent a wasting disease^y among them.

¹⁶In the camp they grew envious^z of Moses

and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.

¹⁷The earth opened^a up and swallowed Dathan;^b

it buried the company of Abiram.^c

¹⁸Fire blazed^d among their followers;

a flame consumed the wicked.

¹⁹At Horeb they made a calf^e

and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

²⁰They exchanged their glorious God^f

for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

²¹They forgot the God^g who saved them,

who had done great things^h in Egypt,

²²miracles in the land of Hamⁱ

and awesome deeds^j by the Red Sea.

²³So he said he would destroy^k them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach^l before him

to keep his wrath from destroying them.

²⁴Then they despised^m the pleasant land;ⁿ

they did not believe^o his promise.

²⁵They grumbled^p in their tents

and did not obey the Lord.

²⁶So he swore^q to them with uplifted hand

that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^r

²⁷make their descendants fall among the nations

and scatter^s them throughout the lands.

²⁸They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor^t

and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;

²⁹they aroused the Lord’s anger^u by their wicked deeds,^v

and a plague^w broke out among them.

³⁰But Phinehas^x stood up and intervened,

and the plague was checked.^y

³¹This was credited to him^z as righteousness

for endless generations^a to come.

³²By the waters of Meribah^b they angered the Lord,

and trouble came to Moses because of them;

³³for they rebelled^c against the Spirit^d of God,

and rash words came from Moses’ lips.^ce

³⁴They did not destroy^f the peoples

as the Lord had commanded^g them,

³⁵but they mingled^h with the nations

and adopted their customs.

³⁶They worshiped their idols,ⁱ

which became a snare^j to them.

³⁷They sacrificed their sons^k

and their daughters to false gods.^l

³⁸They shed innocent blood,

the blood of their sons^m and daughters,

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,

and the land was desecrated by their blood.

³⁹They defiled themselvesⁿ by what they did;

by their deeds they prostituted^o themselves.

⁴⁰Therefore the Lord was angry^p with his people

and abhorred his inheritance.^q

⁴¹He gave them into the hands^r of the nations,

and their foes ruled over them.

⁴²Their enemies oppressed^s them

and subjected them to their power.

⁴³Many times he delivered them,^t

but they were bent on rebellion^u

and they wasted away in their sin.

⁴⁴Yet he took note of their distress

when he heard their cry;^v

⁴⁵for their sake he remembered his covenant^w

and out of his great love^x he relented.^y

⁴⁶He caused all who held them captive

to show them mercy.^z

⁴⁷Save us,^a Lord our God,

and gather us^b from the nations,

that we may give thanks^c to your holy name^d

and glory in your praise.

⁴⁸Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say, “Amen!”^e

Praise the Lord.

BOOK V

Psalms 107–150

Psalm 107

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^f for he is good;^g

his love endures forever.

²Let the redeemed^h of the Lord tell their story—

those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

³those he gatheredⁱ from the lands,

from east and west, from north and south.^a

⁴Some wandered in desert^j wastelands,

finding no way to a city^k where they could settle.

⁵They were hungry^l and thirsty,^m

and their lives ebbed away.

⁶Then they cried outⁿ to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

⁷He led them by a straight way^o

to a city^p where they could settle.

⁸Let them give thanks^q to the Lord for his unfailing love^r

and his wonderful deeds^s for mankind,

⁹for he satisfies^t the thirsty

and fills the hungry with good things.^u

¹⁰Some sat in darkness,^v in utter darkness,

prisoners suffering^w in iron chains,^x

¹¹because they rebelled^y against God’s commands

and despised^z the plans^a of the Most High.

¹²So he subjected them to bitter labor;

they stumbled, and there was no one to help.^b

¹³Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he saved them^c from their distress.

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness,^d the utter darkness,^e

and broke away their chains.^f

¹⁵Let them give thanks^g to the Lord for his unfailing love^h

and his wonderful deedsⁱ for mankind,

¹⁶for he breaks down gates of bronze

and cuts through bars of iron.

¹⁷Some became fools^j through their rebellious ways^k

and suffered affliction^l because of their iniquities.

¹⁸They loathed all food^m

and drew near the gates of death.ⁿ

¹⁹Then they cried^o to the Lord in their trouble,

and he saved them^p from their distress.

²⁰He sent out his word^q and healed them;^r

he rescued^s them from the grave.^t

²¹Let them give thanks^u to the Lord for his unfailing love^v

and his wonderful deeds^w for mankind.

²²Let them sacrifice thank offerings^x

and tell of his works^y with songs of joy.^z

²³Some went out on the sea^a in ships;^b

they were merchants on the mighty waters.

²⁴They saw the works of the Lord,^c

his wonderful deeds in the deep.

²⁵For he spoke^d and stirred up a tempest^e

that lifted high the waves.^f

²⁶They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;

in their peril^g their courage melted^h away.

²⁷They reeledⁱ and staggered like drunkards;

they were at their wits’ end.

²⁸Then they cried^j out to the Lord in their trouble,

and he brought them out of their distress.^k

²⁹He stilled the storm^l to a whisper;

the waves^m of the sea^b were hushed.ⁿ

³⁰They were glad when it grew calm,

and he guided them^o to their desired haven.

³¹Let them give thanks^p to the Lord for his unfailing love^q

and his wonderful deeds^r for mankind.

³²Let them exalt^s him in the assembly^t of the people

and praise him in the council of the elders.

³³He turned rivers into a desert,^u

flowing springs^v into thirsty ground,

³⁴and fruitful land into a salt waste,^w

because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

³⁵He turned the desert into pools of water^x

and the parched ground into flowing springs;^y

³⁶there he brought the hungry to live,

and they founded a city where they could settle.

³⁷They sowed fields and planted vineyards^z

that yielded a fruitful harvest;

³⁸he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,^a

and he did not let their herds diminish.^b

³⁹Then their numbers decreased,^c and they were humbled^d

by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

⁴⁰he who pours contempt on nobles^e

made them wander in a trackless waste.^f

⁴¹But he lifted the needy^g out of their affliction

and increased their families like flocks.^h

⁴²The upright see and rejoice,ⁱ

but all the wicked shut their mouths.^j

⁴³Let the one who is wise^k heed these things

and ponder the loving deeds^l of the Lord.